A Restaurant With Goats On The Roof

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Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant and Butik is a family owned, casual dining restaurant in the village of Sister Bay in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The restaurant is known for its authentic Swedish cuisine and Scandinavian experience, but it is more commonly known for its sod covered roof where goats graze. Sod roofs or grass roofs are traditionally found in Scandinavian countrieswhere the gently sloping wooden roof boards are covered with a layer of sod and grass, and is part of the Scandinavian experience Al Johnson's tries to deliver. The addition of goats give it a unique touch.

Inside the casual, carpeted dining room, furnished with paintings, a massive stone fireplace, and wooden furniture, young ladies dressed in Scandinavian outfits serve food. The menu consists of a variety of Swedish fare, from pancakes with lingonberries to Swedish meatballs, whitefish, sandwiches, salads, and a variety of hot and cold plates.

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Al Johnson's started as a little restaurant back in 1949 called Al's Home Cooking. The restaurant reached its present form in 1973 when Al Johnson renovated the restaurant by importing wooden logs from a building in Norway and added a sod roof. Al's wife, Ingert changed the interior by keeping a Scandinavian design, so that the place would be traditional, and it was her idea to add a gift shop, called the Butik so that while waiting to be seated, people could browse the Scandinavian gifts. After the renovation was complete, Winky Larson, Al's best friend brought him a goat named Oscar as a joke, and someone decided to jokingly put Oscar on the roof. The goat caught the attention of passersby, inspiring the family to get more goats and put them on the roof.

Thanks to the goats, the restaurant is today one of the top-grossing in Wisconsin. The goats were so popular and such a draw that Al Johnson decided to trademark the idea in 1996. Now Al Johnson goes after any business that attempts to lure customers by putting goats on the roof.

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[Novak_Djokovic]

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[ILAQAT_MUFLIYA]

Door county racha Rawks #KATHARCARE

[TeriMaaki]

GP

[Darling999]

Paina Kosi kinda pettatam antey ideyy ankuntaaa

[sandie]

Lol goat

[manjunath455]

Gp. aa pics lo aunty bagundi 

[Puri]

Lol goat

[sandie]

Gp. aa pics lo aunty bagundi 

 

 

Mekalu chusaava lol.. enni Kastaloo paapam 

[manjunath455]

Mekalu chusaava lol.. enni Kastaloo paapam 

anduke aa kastaalu ekkuva roju padakunda vandukoni tinestunnaru 

[sandie]

anduke aa kastaalu ekkuva roju padakunda vandukoni tinestunnaru 

 

 

Goat meat chalava antaru.. india lo max three or four times thinnaa emo 

[always_happy116]

Lol goat

Dr@w@ Dr@w@

[DB_Police]

Goat meat chalava antaru.. india lo max three or four times thinnaa emo 

 

yes less fat content untadi goats ki. vuu 

[sandie]

Dr@w@ Dr@w@

 

 

National animal Goat chesee la unnav ga.. antha estam entoo neku  sSa_j@il

[DB_Police]

National animal Goat chesee la unnav ga.. antha estam entoo neku  sSa_j@il

 

yes haffy baa eats goat, drinks goat, breathes goat anta